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دعا

دعا

Arabic

Verb

دَعَا (daʿā) I, non-past يَدْعُو‎ (yadʿū)

  1. to call
  2. to invite, to summon
  3. to call up
  4. to call upon, to appeal to, to urge
  5. to challenge, to induce

Conjugation

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), دعا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء (duʿāʾ).

Noun

دعا (du'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء (duʿāʾ).

Noun

Dari دعا
Iranian Persian دعا
Tajik дуъо (duʾo)

دعا (do'â)

  1. prayer
  2. blessing
  3. benediction

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic دُعَاء (duʿāʾ).

Noun

دعا (du'ā) f (Hindi spelling दुआ)

  1. prayer
  2. supplication
  3. wish
  4. blessing
  5. salutation
  6. curse